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Everquest 2 Premium Services Preview

Posted by Zonk on from the more-bang-for-your-plat dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "SOE has launched a beta preview of their EQ2 Premium Player Services, for current Beta Players. There are a few articles available that describe the services at GamePro, IGN, and GamerGod." An interesting feature, the services include guild websites, character stats, tons of in-game information, and leader boards. Probably part of their final gear up for the November 8th ship date.

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  1. This is a great service actually.. by Pengo · · Score: 2, Insightful


    And really will aid in the retention of players. A lot of the interaction and interest that keeps me playing my games is the friends that I game with . Our guild has it's own similar services, but many people don't have the technical ability to do such a thing themselves.

    I hope WoW will offer a competitive service.

    I know that a lot of small businesses where started offering services such as this to the exact same market. I am sure they aren't happy to see Sony jump right into their space.

    1. Re:This is a great service actually.. by EngineeringMarvel · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I agree, why wouldn't a MMORPG producer not want to do this. Even if it means having a third party doing it for you, it still means extra cash flow. I think just about every MMO player likes to see their personal stats and be able to share those stats easily with others. I have always been a big fan of forum sigs that show player stats for online characters.

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      I couldn't think of anything witty to say, so...you're stuck with this.
    2. Re:This is a great service actually.. by Austerity+Empowers · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I think it's a great idea, but the fact that they're working on this instead of making the game more fun, playable and bug free bothers me.

      It's another steep level treadmill. There's nothing fun about it. The only thing fun really about original EQ are the higher end raids which unfortunately very few get to enjoy. That occurs only after you invest around 20 real life days worth of time building your character, buy (eBay if you want it fast) equipment etc. Getting to that state is pure tedium. I seriously think all of us who have done this are people who need psychiatric treatment for OCD, it's the only thing that explains why we put up with (and pay for) it.

      As far as I can see, nothing is fundamentally different about EQ2. More candy, same substance.

      The door is still open for someone to make a really good MMOG.

  2. I am shocked! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    SOE is releasing an unfinished game!

    Bold prediction: Worse launch than Anarchy Online.

  3. Re:EQ2 si teh sux!! by superpulpsicle · · Score: 2, Insightful

    People play Everquest because it has something FEW games in the entire industry can brag about.

    It has a history of people dying, losing jobs, divorcing, suffering from insomnia, and emptying out bank accounts over.

    Any game that has this much addiction is worth people's time.